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2.98 AVERAGE
2.98 AVERAGE
you love him and then he makes you hesitate to make such proclamations. this is my first nietzsche text and it made me giggle. the opening was something i related to very deeply and made me feel that i was not alone. then at parts he boasted so much that i could only laugh. however, he was a man on his death bed so he gets a pass?? at parts he lost me with his tangents (i agree that you can only understand nietzsche when you have experienced what he describes) but then would suddenly make me chuckle with his savage style of attack on religion, ideals, music and individuals. he was a rebel in every sense, loud with opinions, bold and unafraid. i'm uncertain about his stance on women and femininity but i am prompted to read thus spoke zarathustra.
funny
Sexist and egotistical or a great sense of humour? Rightly or wrongly I took this book as a bit of comedy and laughed throughout.
slow-paced
the whole deal of this book can be summarized in the following sentence :
I wrote Thus spoke Zarathustra, therefore I am cool, I am Wise, I am clever and I am way ahead of my time.
Strangely Though, I Think he is right.
I wrote Thus spoke Zarathustra, therefore I am cool, I am Wise, I am clever and I am way ahead of my time.
Strangely Though, I Think he is right.
challenging
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challenging
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inspiring
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medium-paced
I now actually own [b:Ecce Homo|479356|Ecce Homo (Penguin Classics)|Friedrich Nietzsche|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1387738624s/479356.jpg|560851], the book from which this essay is taken, but this was my introduction to Nietzche when I was fifteen or sixteen and it had a huge effect on my writing and thought at the time. I remember that I experimented with underlining passages and writing in comments, something that I rarely do with books to this day (a habit I have had to change for grad school. Underlining in pencil only, however). I remember that I had certain passages by rote because they stirred me so deeply. I had quite a few books in this "Great Ideas" series because they were inexpensive and a fair introduction to someone you've heard of but don't know how to approach. However, I think they're also dangerous given that they run the risk of falsely essentializing the philosophers and writers represented.
Okay, so he's wise. And clever. And writes good books.
Guess what else he is? A pompous ass.
Guess what else he is? A pompous ass.